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Big news: The Church Pension Fund, a major financial organization that serves the Episcopal Church, announced on Wednesday, April 3, that it has invested $40 million in clean energy. Budgets are moral documents, and this is an important moral statement from the church about climate change and environmental justice. Given recent news that it is... Continue Reading →
The Episcopal Church bishops of Province VIII took Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's "Creation-Care Pledge," and then they made a short video telling us why. Hear from Katharine Jefferts Schori and many more -- it's inspiring and well worth the watch! And then after you watch, take the pledge for yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10CTNORl8Ao&feature=share Bishop Gretchen Rehberg from... Continue Reading →
This week's tip is to take the Episcopal Church’s Creation Care Pledge, and our quote is from the Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas. Think having a green corner in your church newsletter or bulletin is a great idea, but don’t have time to write one? Episcopal Climate News is here to help! Feel free to copy and... Continue Reading →
The Rev. Cn. Helen Van Koevering and her husband, Bishop Mark Van Koevering, spent decades in Mozambique, where their hearts remain. Mozambique has been ravaged by Cyclone Idai and the flooding and cholera that have followed, leaving more than 100,000 homeless. Now the rector of St. Raphael's in Lexington, KY, Rev. Helen kindly shared these... Continue Reading →
This week’s ECN local-project spotlight features the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. Share on Facebook In 2017, the Episcopal Church approved 44 Stewardship of Creation grants for local ministries. Every Thursday, we highlight some of that exciting work here. Maybe your own parish or diocese could do a similar local... Continue Reading →
This week's tip is to use your own reusable bags at the grocery store, and our quote is from the World Council of Churches. Think having a green corner in your church newsletter or bulletin is a great idea, but don’t have time to research or write one? Episcopal Climate News is here to help!... Continue Reading →
In his Lenten message to the Episcopal Church, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has challenged Episcopalians to take a pledge to do more to love God's creation. This is a major action on the part of the church, and a powerful reminder that Bishop Curry has set creation care as one of the three major priorities... Continue Reading →
This week's tip is to set your lights and appliances on a timer, and our quote is from former Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. Think having a green corner in your church newsletter or bulletin is a great idea, but don’t have time to research or write one? Episcopal Climate News is here to help!... Continue Reading →
As Episcopalians and Christians, we mourn for our Muslim siblings in Abraham, gunned down by radical white terrorism in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is up to all of us who walk Christ's Way of Love to stand against Islamophobia every time we see it. Islam is often a force for peace, love, and charity in... Continue Reading →
This week's tip is to reduce junk mail, and our quote is from Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Think having a green corner in your church newsletter or bulletin is a great idea, but don’t have time to research or write one? Episcopal Climate News is here to help! Every Monday, ECN offers a free green-living tip... Continue Reading →
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